Tag Archives: mocosocobirds

Wildcat Ridge Hawkwatch, Hibernia, NJ, Sep. 7, 2013

Posted on September 7, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

Wildcat Ridge Hibernia, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 07, 2013 Species Day Month Season Black Vulture 0 1 1 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 3 7 14 Bald Eagle 2 3 7 Northern Harrier 0 1 1 … Continue reading →

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Saturday Field Notes, Sep. 7, 2013

Posted on September 7, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

Here are the shorebird numbers from the Lincoln Park Gravel Pits today: Semipalmated Plover – 1 Killdeer- 25 Semipalmated Sandpiper – 10 Least Sandpiper – 14 Wilson’s Snipe – 1 All of the Semipalmated and Least Sandpipers were juveniles. 1 Blue-winged … Continue reading →

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Chimney Rock Hawkwatch, Martinsville, NJ, Sep. 6, 2013

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

Chimney Rock Martinsville, NJ, USA Daily Raptor Counts : 9/6/2013 Species Day’s Count Month Total Season Total BV 0 0 0 TV 0 0 0 OS 3 56 56 BE 0 24 24 NH 1 6 6 SS 7 22 … Continue reading →

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Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, other migrants, Sep. 6, 2013

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

The radar was lit up with nocturnal migrants again last night. It appears Chimney Rock was the main recipient in the mocosocoBirds area this morning with Empids, Vireos and 14 warbler species (Jeff Ellerbusch, Simon Lane). Here are the highlights: … Continue reading →

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Connecticut Warbler, Olive-sided Flycatchers, Field Notes, Sep. 5, 2013

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

Connecticut Warbler at Lord Stirling Park From Mike Hiotis at Lord Stirling Park: This afternoon I spotted a Connecticut Warbler that popped up in front of me and flew to eye height a few yards away. As is not always the … Continue reading →

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Light migration, Sep. 4, 2013

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

Migrating birds lit up the radar overnight with movement visible across the entire east. It held the promise of a productive morning. Instead, something was altered during the early morning hours and the mocosocoBirds region only received a modest amount … Continue reading →

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Baird’s Sandpiper in Montgomery Twp., Sep. 2, 2013

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

Shorebirders like rain. They know rain can bring wonderful things. A case in point: earlier this afternoon mocosocoBirds published this post which describes American Golden-Plovers and a Buff-breasted Sandpiper at Selody Sod Farm in Montgomery Township. These are VERY nice species in the … Continue reading →

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Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Am. Golden-Plovers, Short-billed Dowitcher , Sep. 2, 2013

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

Buff-breasted Sandpiper and Am. Golden-Plovers at Selody Sod Farm What were 3 Am. Golden-Plovers (AGPL) earlier in the morning (Robert Skrabal) became 4 in the afternoon (Jeff Ellerbusch). The season’s first Buff-breasted Sandpiper (BBSA) in the mocosocoBirds region, a juvenile, … Continue reading →

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The Season Begins at Chimney Rock Hawkwatch, Sep. 1, 2013

Posted on September 1, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

Chimney Rock Martinsville, NJ, USA Daily Raptor Counts : 9/1/2013 Species Day’s Count Month Total Season Total BV 0 0 0 TV 0 0 0 OS 15 15 15 BE 0 0 0 NH 0 0 0 SS 0 0 … Continue reading →

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Shorebirds in Morris Co., Sep. 1, 2013

Posted on September 1, 2013 by Jonathan Klizas

(Click on the photo for a larger image). A visit to the Lincoln Park Gravel Pits this morning showed that the water level was ever so slightly receding, exposing slivers of potential shorebird mudflats. 1 Pectoral and 2 Least Sandpipers, … Continue reading →

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